Being a superpower has its responsibilities but first and foremost it is it’s own long term self interest.
I’m not going to bother reiterating why the US was in Afghanistan but rather focus on why we should have maintained a force there.
The US under previous administrations
I’m not going to bother reiterating why the US was in Afghanistan but rather focus on why we should have maintained a force there.
The US under previous administrations
https://twitter.com/vola2vola/status/1427727111327031298
had lost significant influence and any real footprint in Central Asia. After being booted out of Uzbekistan, the reality in keeping forces in Afghanistan became much more evident if the Pentagons long term lily pad strategy was to be properly implemented across the region. Since
Obama had destroyed US influence in Turkey, that option to stress Iran’s defenses for any possible future conflict was logically now going to fall onto Afghanistan forward operating positions rather Turkey where we likely would get no permission from Ankara.
Multiple administrations, including Trump, were shortsighted and overly influenced by Beltway politics and all have a hand at what transpired.
The US defense umbrella is its key diplomatic tool globally. These mosques by Biden has irrevocably damaged that perception of the US being a stabilizing force.
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